Creating a threat in the opponent's half of the pitch, Hirving Lozano did well against Ajax. In the topper that was won, he took the Amsterdam goal under fire several times and played a key role with three goals.
Shots on goal
Hirving accounted for the 1-1 in the first half of the game and showed his full potential in the second half. In total, the Mexican shot eight times on goal, three of which he scored. Luuk de Jong 's 2-2 came from a wonderful effort by Hirving: he curled the ball onto the crossbar, after which Luuk was able to work the rebound in from close range. The outfielder became the first PSV player with a hat-trick against Ajax in the Eredivisie since Mark van Bommel in 2005.
Hirving Lozano | 8
Luuk de Jong & Johan Bakayoko | 4
Guus Til & Joey Veerman | 3
Attacking duels
'Chucky' returned to PSV last summer after an earlier stint from 2017 to 2019. Against the club from the capital, the speedy outfielder liked to seek out his direct opponent, and with success. Not only did he put up the most dribbles after Johan Bakayoko (seven), he also excelled in the number of successfully fought duels. His three attacking duels all went his way, earning him the highest percentage of the PSV attack.
Hirving Lozano | 100%
Johan Bakayoko | 78%
Ismael Saibari | 71%
Successful passing
That the striker's performance was well liked by the PSV supporters was evident in injury time of the second half. Hirving left the field to loud applause. Of the players who completed the ninety minutes against Ajax, the hat-trick hero was among the best passers on the field. Of his 34 sent passes, 85 percent actually reached a fellow player.
Jerdy Schouten | 93%
Sergiño Dest | 89%
André Ramalho & Hirving Lozano | 85%
Other Statistics
Passes 34 | Key Actions 2 | Infractions 0 | Passes forward 21%.
Man Of The Match ranking.
Lang, Lozano & De Jong | 2
Babadi, Veerman, Vertessen, Saibari, Schouten, Teze, Ramalho & Tillman | 1